Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiserwas a North American author. Grenville Kleiser was born in 1868 in Toronto, Canada. He married Elizabeth Thompson in 1894. Grenville died on August 27, 1953 in New York City. He was the author of a long list of inspirational books and guides to oratorical success and personal development. Kleiser also worked as an instructor in Public Speaking at Yale Divinity School, Yale University...
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CountryUnited States of America
responsibility play laughing
You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must have interest outside of your regular vocation that will serve to balance your business responsibilities.
life games play
By the time you learn the rules of life, you're too old to play the game.
wise wisdom wise-words
A word to the wise isn't as good as a word from the wise.
education taught ill
Better untaught than ill-taught.
house mind assassins
Vigilantly guard your mind against erroneous and destructive thought as you would guard your house against burglars and assassins.
regret differences
A ton of regret never makes an ounce of difference.
rumor genuine checks
A rumor is like a check--never endorse it till you're sure it's genuine.
great-things willing ifs
If you are willing, great things are possible to you.
believe giving deception
Tact, the kind of tact you should cultivate, is not a form of deception or make-believe, but a cultivated taste which gives fine perception in seeing and doing what is best under all circumstances. There is nothing which will so readily bring you into favor, or disarm an opponent, as the right use of tact.
answers problem found
To every problem there is already a solution, whether you know it or not. To every sum in there is already a correct answer, whether the mathematician has found it or not.
giving saving habit
Cultivate the giving habit as you do the saving habit.
art truth ignorance
Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest and severe in your self-appraisal. Learn the art of learning, and you are well on the way to achievement. True greatness is reflective, not assertive.
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Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing you have long postponed.
life mind may
Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified, may do great damage, but if ignored or dismissed from thought, will disappear from inanition.